Obit: Nellie Brown

Obit: Nellie Brown

April 8th, 2012 in Obituaries

Location: Tennessee

GUILD Nellie Hale Brown, 86, died Friday, April 6, 2012, with her children by her side.She is survived by her children, Paula and Bill Baker, of Knoxville, Eddie and Nicole Brown, of Greeneville, Tenn., and Teresa and Jim Rogers, of South Pittsburg; grandchildren, Jennifer and Joe Pace, of Knoxville, Meegan and Gil Burton, of Kimball, Tenn., Ben and Allison Rogers, of Blountville, Tenn., Adam Rogers, of Alpharetta, Ga., Riley Alexander and Ellie Alexander, of Greeneville; great-grandchildren, Robert "Bo" Burton and Katie Burton and Isabella "Bella" Pace; sisters-in-law, Bertie Francis Hale, of Manchester, Tenn., and Zula Virginia Brown Fyffe, of Clearwater, Fla.; several nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be held at Holly Avenue United Methodist Church in South Pittsburg at 4 p.m. CDT today, April 8, 2012, with Rev. Michael Johnson and Rev. Bill Lassiter officiating.Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemetery in Jasper.The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. today until service time the church.The family requests that memorial donations be made to Holly Avenue United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 189, South Pittsburg, TN 37380, or St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the family and staff at Sheltering Arms in Palmer for the wonderful care and attention they gave to their mother during her time there.Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.rogersfuneralhome.com.